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Meal Replacement Shakes

Processing Score
15.6Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
6/10Good

The processing score reflects 41 ingredients, including artificial sweeteners, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 2 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.

Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
008346780068
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size325 ml
Amount per serving
Calories
180
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g
8%
Saturated Fat 1.5g
8%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg
3%
Sodium 200mg
9%
Total Carbohydrate 24g
9%
Dietary Fiber 5g
18%
Total Sugars 18g
Protein 10g
Vitamin D 139.8mcg
699%
Calcium 500mg
38%
Iron 2.7mg
15%
Potassium 600mg
13%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

40 listed · 7 flagged for review

FAT FREE MILK, WATER, SUGAR, GUM ARABIC, CANOLA OIL, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CELLULOSE GEL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, SOY LECITHIN, CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SUCRALOSE AND ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SODIUM CITRATE, RED 3, CITRIC ACID. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, VITAMIN E ACETATE, ZINC GLUCONATE, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, NIACINAMIDE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, BIOTIN, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, PHYLLOQUINONE, SODIUM SELENITE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, CHOLECALCIFEROL.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Meal Replacement Shakes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
  • Artificial Colors (Red 3): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Arabic, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
  • Processed Dairy Ingredients (Milk Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
  • Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Protein Shakes & Meal Replacements, this product is more processed than about 46% of the 2,287 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Meal Replacement Shakes' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Selenite.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Phosphate, Sucralose And Acesulfame Potassium, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid. Vitamins And Minerals: Magnesium Phosphate, and 7 more.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin E Acetate, Niacinamide, Vitamin A Palmitate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, and 7 more.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

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